Sunrise and sunset times in West Des Moines, IA
Check out today's and tomorrow's sunrise and sunset times in West Des Moines, IA, United States, as well as the whole calendar for August 2026.
Today
August 4, 2026 . Current time: 6:36:29 am
First light at 5:41:54 am
Sunrise time: 6:11:16 am
Sunset time: 8:30:37 pm
Last light at 8:59:58 pm
Day length: 14 hours, 19 minutes
13 hours, 54 minutes left for today's sunset in West Des Moines
Moon will set on Aug 4 at 11:37 AM
Moon will rise on Aug 4 at 10:10 PMMoon phase: 🌖 Waning Gibbous (67%)🌑 New moon: Aug 12 at 12:37 PM · 🌕 Full moon: Aug 27 at 11:19 PMTomorrow
August 5, 2026
First light at 5:43:01 am
Sunrise time: 6:12:16 am
Sunset time: 8:29:24 pm
Last light at 8:58:40 pm
Day length: 14 hours, 17 minutes
Tomorrow will be 2 minutes shorter than today in West Des Moines
Moon will set on Aug 5 at 12:50 PM Moon will rise on Aug 5 at 10:40 PMMoon phase: 🌗 Last Quarter (49%)
- West Des Moines, Iowa
- Latitude: 41.577209
- Longitude: -93.711334
- Time zone: Central Time CDT
Shortest day in West Des Moines, IA
The shortest day of the year will be in 5 months, during the winter solstice on December 21, 2026, with a daylight length of 9 hours and 12 minutes.Longest day in West Des Moines, IA
The longest day of the year was 1 month and 14 days ago, during the summer solstice on June 20, 2026, with a daylight length of 15 hours and 14 minutes.
August 2026 - West Des Moines, Iowa - Sunrise and sunset calendar
Sunrise and sunset times, civil twilight start and end times as well as solar noon, and day length for every day of August in West Des Moines.
The day length shortens by 1 hour, 13 minutes over the course of August 2026 in West Des Moines, IA - from 14 hours, 25 minutes on the first day to 13 hours, 12 minutes on the last day.
| Day | Twilight Start | Sunrise | Sunset | Twilight End | Day Length | Day Length Variation | Solar Noon
Time of day when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky.
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Max Sun Altitude | Nautical Twilight Start | Nautical Twilight End | Astronomical Twilight Start | Astronomical Twilight End | Night Length
Calculated form this day's sunset to the next day's sunrise.
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Moon phase |
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| Sat, Aug 1 | 5:38:36 am | 6:08:16 am | 8:34:06 pm | 9:03:46 pm | 14h 25m 50s | 14h 25m 50s | 1:21:11 pm | 59.4° | 4:59:57 am | 9:42:25 pm | 4:16:58 am | 10:25:24 pm | 9h 35m 9s | 🌖 (93%) |
| Sun, Aug 2 | 5:39:42 am | 6:09:15 am | 8:32:58 pm | 9:02:31 pm | 14h 23m 43s | -2m -7s | 1:21:07 pm | 59.2° | 5:01:13 am | 9:41:00 pm | 4:18:33 am | 10:23:41 pm | 9h 37m 17s | 🌖 (87%) |
| Mon, Aug 3 | 5:40:48 am | 6:10:15 am | 8:31:48 pm | 9:01:15 pm | 14h 21m 33s | -2m -10s | 1:21:02 pm | 58.9° | 5:02:30 am | 9:39:34 pm | 4:20:07 am | 10:21:56 pm | 9h 39m 28s | 🌖 (80%) |
| Tue, Aug 4 | 5:41:54 am | 6:11:16 am | 8:30:37 pm | 8:59:58 pm | 14h 19m 21s | -2m -12s | 1:20:56 pm | 58.7° | 5:03:47 am | 9:38:06 pm | 4:21:42 am | 10:20:11 pm | 9h 41m 39s | 🌖 (70%) |
| Wed, Aug 5 | 5:43:01 am | 6:12:16 am | 8:29:24 pm | 8:58:40 pm | 14h 17m 8s | -2m -13s | 1:20:50 pm | 58.4° | 5:05:04 am | 9:36:36 pm | 4:23:16 am | 10:18:24 pm | 9h 43m 53s | 🌖 (60%) |
| Thu, Aug 6 | 5:44:07 am | 6:13:17 am | 8:28:10 pm | 8:57:20 pm | 14h 14m 53s | -2m -15s | 1:20:43 pm | 58.1° | 5:06:21 am | 9:35:06 pm | 4:24:50 am | 10:16:36 pm | 9h 46m 8s | 🌗 (49%) |
| Fri, Aug 7 | 5:45:14 am | 6:14:18 am | 8:26:55 pm | 8:55:58 pm | 14h 12m 37s | -2m -16s | 1:20:36 pm | 57.8° | 5:07:38 am | 9:33:34 pm | 4:26:25 am | 10:14:48 pm | 9h 48m 24s | 🌘 (37%) |
| Sat, Aug 8 | 5:46:21 am | 6:15:19 am | 8:25:38 pm | 8:54:36 pm | 14h 10m 19s | -2m -18s | 1:20:28 pm | 57.5° | 5:08:55 am | 9:32:01 pm | 4:27:58 am | 10:12:58 pm | 9h 50m 42s | 🌘 (27%) |
| Sun, Aug 9 | 5:47:28 am | 6:16:20 am | 8:24:20 pm | 8:53:12 pm | 14h 8m 0s | -2m -19s | 1:20:20 pm | 57.3° | 5:10:12 am | 9:30:27 pm | 4:29:32 am | 10:11:07 pm | 9h 53m 1s | 🌘 (17%) |
| Mon, Aug 10 | 5:48:35 am | 6:17:21 am | 8:23:01 pm | 8:51:47 pm | 14h 5m 40s | -2m -20s | 1:20:11 pm | 57° | 5:11:29 am | 9:28:52 pm | 4:31:05 am | 10:09:16 pm | 9h 55m 21s | 🌘 (9%) |
| Tue, Aug 11 | 5:49:42 am | 6:18:22 am | 8:21:40 pm | 8:50:21 pm | 14h 3m 18s | -2m -22s | 1:20:01 pm | 56.7° | 5:12:46 am | 9:27:16 pm | 4:32:38 am | 10:07:24 pm | 9h 57m 44s | 🌘 (3%) |
| Wed, Aug 12 | 5:50:49 am | 6:19:24 am | 8:20:18 pm | 8:48:53 pm | 14h 0m 54s | -2m -24s | 1:19:51 pm | 56.4° | 5:14:03 am | 9:25:39 pm | 4:34:11 am | 10:05:31 pm | 10h 0m 7s | 🌘 (0%) |
| Thu, Aug 13 | 5:51:56 am | 6:20:25 am | 8:18:55 pm | 8:47:25 pm | 13h 58m 30s | -2m -24s | 1:19:40 pm | 56.1° | 5:15:20 am | 9:24:00 pm | 4:35:43 am | 10:03:37 pm | 10h 2m 32s | 🌑 (0%) |
| Fri, Aug 14 | 5:53:03 am | 6:21:27 am | 8:17:31 pm | 8:45:55 pm | 13h 56m 4s | -2m -26s | 1:19:29 pm | 55.8° | 5:16:37 am | 9:22:21 pm | 4:37:15 am | 10:01:43 pm | 10h 4m 57s | 🌒 (3%) |
| Sat, Aug 15 | 5:54:10 am | 6:22:28 am | 8:16:06 pm | 8:44:24 pm | 13h 53m 38s | -2m -26s | 1:19:17 pm | 55.4° | 5:17:53 am | 9:20:41 pm | 4:38:46 am | 9:59:48 pm | 10h 7m 24s | 🌒 (8%) |
| Sun, Aug 16 | 5:55:17 am | 6:23:30 am | 8:14:40 pm | 8:42:53 pm | 13h 51m 10s | -2m -28s | 1:19:05 pm | 55.1° | 5:19:09 am | 9:19:00 pm | 4:40:17 am | 9:57:52 pm | 10h 9m 52s | 🌒 (15%) |
| Mon, Aug 17 | 5:56:23 am | 6:24:32 am | 8:13:12 pm | 8:41:20 pm | 13h 48m 40s | -2m -30s | 1:18:52 pm | 54.8° | 5:20:25 am | 9:17:19 pm | 4:41:47 am | 9:55:56 pm | 10h 12m 21s | 🌒 (23%) |
| Tue, Aug 18 | 5:57:30 am | 6:25:33 am | 8:11:44 pm | 8:39:47 pm | 13h 46m 11s | -2m -29s | 1:18:39 pm | 54.5° | 5:21:41 am | 9:15:36 pm | 4:43:17 am | 9:54:00 pm | 10h 14m 51s | 🌒 (32%) |
| Wed, Aug 19 | 5:58:37 am | 6:26:35 am | 8:10:15 pm | 8:38:12 pm | 13h 43m 40s | -2m -31s | 1:18:25 pm | 54.2° | 5:22:56 am | 9:13:53 pm | 4:44:46 am | 9:52:03 pm | 10h 17m 21s | 🌒 (41%) |
| Thu, Aug 20 | 5:59:43 am | 6:27:36 am | 8:08:44 pm | 8:36:37 pm | 13h 41m 8s | -2m -32s | 1:18:10 pm | 53.8° | 5:24:12 am | 9:12:09 pm | 4:46:15 am | 9:50:05 pm | 10h 19m 54s | 🌓 (51%) |
| Fri, Aug 21 | 6:00:50 am | 6:28:38 am | 8:07:13 pm | 8:35:01 pm | 13h 38m 35s | -2m -33s | 1:17:55 pm | 53.5° | 5:25:27 am | 9:10:24 pm | 4:47:43 am | 9:48:08 pm | 10h 22m 26s | 🌔 (60%) |
| Sat, Aug 22 | 6:01:56 am | 6:29:39 am | 8:05:41 pm | 8:33:24 pm | 13h 36m 2s | -2m -33s | 1:17:40 pm | 53.2° | 5:26:41 am | 9:08:39 pm | 4:49:11 am | 9:46:10 pm | 10h 25m 0s | 🌔 (69%) |
| Sun, Aug 23 | 6:03:02 am | 6:30:41 am | 8:04:08 pm | 8:31:47 pm | 13h 33m 27s | -2m -35s | 1:17:25 pm | 52.8° | 5:27:55 am | 9:06:54 pm | 4:50:38 am | 9:44:11 pm | 10h 27m 34s | 🌔 (78%) |
| Mon, Aug 24 | 6:04:08 am | 6:31:42 am | 8:02:34 pm | 8:30:09 pm | 13h 30m 52s | -2m -35s | 1:17:08 pm | 52.5° | 5:29:09 am | 9:05:07 pm | 4:52:04 am | 9:42:13 pm | 10h 30m 10s | 🌔 (85%) |
| Tue, Aug 25 | 6:05:14 am | 6:32:44 am | 8:01:00 pm | 8:28:30 pm | 13h 28m 16s | -2m -36s | 1:16:52 pm | 52.1° | 5:30:23 am | 9:03:21 pm | 4:53:30 am | 9:40:14 pm | 10h 32m 45s | 🌔 (91%) |
| Wed, Aug 26 | 6:06:20 am | 6:33:45 am | 7:59:25 pm | 8:26:50 pm | 13h 25m 40s | -2m -36s | 1:16:35 pm | 51.8° | 5:31:36 am | 9:01:33 pm | 4:54:55 am | 9:38:15 pm | 10h 35m 21s | 🌔 (96%) |
| Thu, Aug 27 | 6:07:25 am | 6:34:46 am | 7:57:49 pm | 8:25:10 pm | 13h 23m 3s | -2m -37s | 1:16:18 pm | 51.4° | 5:32:49 am | 8:59:46 pm | 4:56:19 am | 9:36:16 pm | 10h 37m 59s | 🌔 (99%) |
| Fri, Aug 28 | 6:08:31 am | 6:35:48 am | 7:56:12 pm | 8:23:29 pm | 13h 20m 24s | -2m -39s | 1:16:00 pm | 51.1° | 5:34:02 am | 8:57:58 pm | 4:57:43 am | 9:34:16 pm | 10h 40m 37s | 🌕 (100%) |
| Sat, Aug 29 | 6:09:36 am | 6:36:49 am | 7:54:35 pm | 8:21:48 pm | 13h 17m 46s | -2m -38s | 1:15:42 pm | 50.7° | 5:35:14 am | 8:56:09 pm | 4:59:06 am | 9:32:17 pm | 10h 43m 15s | 🌖 (99%) |
| Sun, Aug 30 | 6:10:41 am | 6:37:50 am | 7:52:57 pm | 8:20:06 pm | 13h 15m 7s | -2m -39s | 1:15:23 pm | 50.4° | 5:36:26 am | 8:54:20 pm | 5:00:29 am | 9:30:18 pm | 10h 45m 54s | 🌖 (95%) |
| Mon, Aug 31 | 6:11:46 am | 6:38:51 am | 7:51:18 pm | 8:18:24 pm | 13h 12m 27s | -2m -40s | 1:15:05 pm | 50° | 5:37:38 am | 8:52:31 pm | 5:01:51 am | 9:28:18 pm | 10h 48m 34s | 🌖 (90%) |
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Year distribution of sunrise and sunset times in West Des Moines, IA - 2026
The following graph shows sunrise and sunset times in West Des Moines, IA for every day of the year. There are two jumps in the graph that represent the hour change for Daylight Saving Time (DST) in West Des Moines, IA.
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Earliest and latest sunrise and sunset in West Des Moines, IA
In West Des Moines, IA, the earliest sunrise of 2026 is on June 14 at 5:38 am, while the latest sunrise is on October 31 at 7:44 am. The earliest sunset is on December 8 at 4:46 pm, and the latest sunset is on June 27 at 8:54 pm.
West Des Moines, IA gets 6h 01m more daylight on the longest day than on the shortest one (15h 14m versus 9h 12m). Averaged over the whole year, a day lasts 12h 15m.
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